Roasted Stuffed Cornish Game Hens | La Cucina Grandinetti

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 small onion , minced (1/2 cup)
• 2 medium cloves garlic , minced
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 cup plain couscous
• 1-1/3 cups chicken stock or low-sodium canned chicken broth
• 1/4 cup dried apricots (8 to 9 whole), chopped fine
• 3 tablespoons dried currants
• 1/4 cup shelled pistachios , toasted and chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice from 1 small lemon
• 3/4 cups kosher salt or 1/3 cup table salt
• 2 Cornish game hens (each less than 1-1/2 pounds if possible) trimmed of extra fat, giblets removed, rinsed well
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 teaspoons dry vermouth or white wine